Description

Go West (MGM, 1925). Three Sheet (41" X 81"). The Great
Stone Face, Buster Keaton, stars in the delightful comedy about a
Midwestern boy, known only as "Friendless," who follows Horace
Greeley's advice to "Go West, young man." Friendless manages to
find work on a cattle ranch, but is the most unlikely cowboy one
could ever imagine. The real fun starts when Keaton becomes devoted
to a cow named "Brown Eyes," and is determined to save her from the
slaughterhouse. He sneaks aboard the cattle train that's bound for
the L.A. station and causes a hilarious stampede through downtown
Los Angeles while rescuing his beloved cow. The poster artwork is
signed by noted artist John Held. Famed roaring twenties artist
John Held, Jr (1889-1958) was famous for doing commercial art for
Life, Liberty, and the New Yorker magazines, and was hired away to
Hollywood by MGM's Art Director Hal Burrows. Held did posters for
"Battling Butler" which is also a Keaton film, "So This is College"
and his work is considered synonymous with the "Jazz Age". The
poster has fold line wear with slight paper loss at the fold line
intersections, smudges, creases, small tears, and two corners (the
upper and bottom left) that have been replaced. The restoration
work was professionally done, greatly reducing these defects. This
rare, large format poster offers a tremendous illustration of one
of the greatest silent comedians in cinema history. Fine+ on Linen.